WITH TWO TEAMS BEING PROMOTED TO THE 'B' DIVISION THE MARINER LOOKED FAVOURITES ON PAPER DUE TO THE SEASONS PREVIOUS MEETING'S. SIMA KICKED OFF WITH THE WIND IN THERE FAVOUR AND ON 25 MINS SIMA WENT AHEAD WITH A HEADER ON THE BACK POST FROM C.WYKES AFTER GREAT WORK BY ROWE AND GLENNBOY, THEN ON 30 AN INSWINGING CORNER BY GLENNBOY WAS NODDED HOME BY THOMPSON THEN C WYKES MADE IT 3-0 ON 35 MINS ONLY TO COME OFF INJURED 5 MINS LATER. SIMA PUT 1 IN THE NET ON THE WHISTLE BUT THE REF HAD ALREADY BLEW AND FINISHED THE HALF 3-0 UP. MARINER KICKED OFF THE SECOND ONLY FOR SIMA TO GAIN POSSESSION AND WITH GOOD WORK FROM DEZZA TO RELEASE GLENNBOY MADE IT 4-0 ON 47 MINS, SIMA HELD THERE SHAPE WELL AS MARINER PUT ON PRESSURE AND GOOD HANDLING BY YOUNGCAT GAINED MORE CONFIDENCE TO THE SIMA SIDE TO FINISH OFF WITH TWO MORE GOALS FROM GLENNBOY AND HUDSON MAKING IT 6-0, AN INJURY TO STEW, RIGHT ON FULL TIME PUT A SLIGHT DAMPENER ON THE RESULT BUT THE LADS HOPE ITS NOT A MAJOR SET BACK AFTER COMING BACK FROM A LONG INJURY LAY OFF .**** MAN----> D NUTTER

WITH A DEPLETED SIDE SIMA STARTED THE GAME WELL ONLY TO LOSE THERE SHAPE WITHIN 15 MINS AND WITH THE TOP CLUBS FORWARD RUNNING A BLISTERING SPEED CAUSED THE SIMA LADS A FEW PROBLEMS, ON 30 MINS A CLUMSY CHALLENGE IN BOX GAVE THE TOP CLUB A PENALTY TO WHICH YOUNGCAT GOT DOWN WELL TO HIS LEFT TO SAVE THE SIMA'S BLUSHES, MISSED CHANCES AT BOTH ENDS GAVE TO A SCRAPPY FIRST HALF WITH THE TOP CLUB ALSO HITTING THE BAR WITH AN OPPERTUNIST SHOT FROM 25 YARDS. THE SECOND HALF KICKED OFF AND SIMA STARTED TO STRING THERE PASSES TOGETHER PUTTING THE HOT POTATO TO BED. A FOUL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BOXGAVE SIMA AN INDIRECT FREE KICK AND A GREAT STRIKE BY HARDING AFTER A TOUCH FROM FLEMING GAVE SIMA A 1-0 LEAD WITH A CHANGE IN FORMATION SIMA BEGAN TO CAPITOLISE ON MISTAKES BY THE TOP CLUB AND THE GOALS BEGAN TO FLOW WITH HARD RUNNING UP FRONT BY GLENNBOY PRODUCING GOALS FOR THOMPSON, HARDING, FLEMING AND HIMSELF.
****MAN---->S NESBITT

SIMA APPROACHED THIS GAME KNOWING THAT THIS COULD BE
THERE FIRST REAL TEST OF THE SEASON HAVING ALREADY PLAYED
THE PREVIOUS TWO CLUBS AND SK LEISURE TOOK HOLD OF THE
GAME IN THE OPENING MINUTES THROWING EVERYTHING THEY HAD
AT THE SIMA DEFENCE AND DID THE BIG LADS AT THE BACK
STAND UP TALL HOLDING FIRM, ALSO WITH SAFE HANDS BEHIND
THEM IN YOUNGCAT. WITH THE GAME EVENING OUT SIMA STARTED
THREADING BALLS THROUGH THE CHANNELS AND ON THE HALF
HOUR BIG KEV HIT THE ONION BAG TO PUT THE SIMA UP 1-0 AND
THATS HOW THE FIRST HALF FINISHED.
WITH STRENGTH ON THE LINE FOR SIMA TWO SUBS WERE MADE
BUT EARLY WITH PRESSURE FROM THE LEISURE THE EQUALISER
CAME TO MAKE IT 1-1 . SIMA PICKED THEMSELVES UP AND
STARTED TO PLAY THE BALL ABOUT MORE EASILY CREATING ALOT
OF SPACE FOR THEMSELVES, THEN ON THE HOUR MARK A WELL
STRUCK FIRST TIME SHOT BY GLENNBOY MADE IT 2-1 TO THE SIMA
IN THE FIVE MINUTES THAT FOLLOWED SIMA STEPPED UP THE
TEMPO TO ADD ANOTHER TWO BY HARDING, OPENING UP THE LEAD
TO 4-1 . LEISURE THEN RALLIED TO GET BACK IN THE GAME
WITH ALOT OF HARD WORK BEING DONE BY THERE LAD IN THE
CENTRE OF MIDFIELD (5)HITTING A BLISTERING SHOT FROM 25
YARDS WHICH LOOKED GOALBOUND ALL DAY, ONLY FOR YOUNGCAT
TO PULL OFF THE SAVE OF THE MATCH. WITH 5 MINS LEFT LEISURE
PULLED 1 BACK TO MAKE IT 4-2 BUT THE SIMA HELD TOGETHER
WELL AND FINISHED THE GAME AS HARD GRAFTING WINNERS
****MAN----> J YOUNGCAT

WITH BOTH TEAMS UNBEATEN IN THERE RESPECTIVE LEAGUES, THE
ELLISON STARTED THE STRONGER UNTILL SIMA FOUND THE PACE
OF THE GAME BUT AFTER A SCRAPPY FIRST HALF THE ELLISON WENT
IN LEADING 0-1 AT HALF TIME JUST SHADING THE GAME. THE SECOND
KICKED OFF WITH THE SIMA PUSHING FOR THE EQULISER AND SURE
ENOUGH ON THE HOUR MARK OFF A SET PLAY SIMA EQUALISED
THROUGH NUTTER GIVING THE KEEPER NO CHANCE WITH A VOLLEY
FROM 8 YARDS 1-1 . ELLISON CAME STRAIGHT BACK AT THE SIMA
AND A CLUMSEY CHALLANGE INSIDE THE SIMA BOX GAVE THE
ELLISON A PENALTY WHICH THEY TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE AND MADE
IT 1-2 . BOTH TEAMS BATTLED IT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK
UNTIL THE FINAL 5 MINS WITH SIMA THROWING ALL AT THE ELLISON
ONLY TO BE REWARDED WITH THERE OWN PENALTY, TO WHICH
GLENNBOY STEPPED UP TO EQUALISE AND SEND THE TIE INTO EXTRA
TIME. SIMA KICKED OFF , ONLY TO LOSE THE BALL AND WITH A
WONDER STIKE FROM APPROX 40 YARDS THE ELLISON
TOOK THE LEAD AGAIN 2-3.SIMA NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT AND IN
THE SECOND PERIOD OF ET PLAYING THE BETTER FOOTBALL A SILLY
CHALLANGE ON NUTTER GAVE SIMA THERE SECOND PENALTY OF
THE GAME AND GLENNBOY EQUALISED FROM THE SPOT TO KEEP THE
TIE ALIVE. WITH BOTH TEAMS LOOKING FOR THE WINNER THE
ELLISON SCORED THERE FORTH AND THE THE GAME FINISHED 3-4
****MAN----> K THOMPSON

GOOD LUCK TO THE ELLISON S C IN THE NEXT ROUND AND TO RAY
AND HIS TEAM FOR THE SEASON---> THE SIMA

A LEAGUE GAME REDUCED TO 40 MINS A HALF DUE TO THE DARK
NIGHTS CLOSING IN AND THE LAST OF THE TUESDAY GAMES FOR
THE PRESENT. BOTH TEAMS BATTLED WELL FROM THE START AND
CHANCES WENT BEGGING FOR BOTH TEAMS, THE VIG'S ONLY REAL
THREAT COMING FROM A SPEEDY LEFT WINGER LOOKING FOR THE
BALL INSIDE THE CHANNEL AND SURE ENOUGH WITH 5 LEFT IN THE
FIRST HALF AND AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY THE VIG NOTCHED WITH
A WELL TAKEN GOAL FROM THE LEFT TO LEAVE IT 1-0 AT HALF TIME.
A CHANGE OF FORMATION AND 1 SUB THE SIMA STEPPED ON THE GAS
IN THE SECOND AND WITH IMMEDIATE PRESSURE EQUALISING WITH
GLENNBOY FROM 6 YARDS AFTER GOOD WORK AND HITTING THE
WOODWORK BY C WYKES. A FREE KICK FROM 30 YARDS RATTLED THE
WOODWORK AGAIN BEATING THE VIG KEEPER ENDS UP ON THE HOUR
MARK AS SIMA STEPPED IT UP AGAIN, THEN GLENNBOY BAGGED FROM
25 YARDS TO MAKE IT 1-2 TO THE SIMA . THE VIG KICKED OFF TO
GAIN A CORNER AND FOR SIMA TO BREAK IN THE MOVE OF THE
MATCH WITH SWEEPING PASSING AND FOR WYKES TO MAKE IT 1-3.
WITH 3 MINS LEFT ON THE CLOCK SIMA CONCEDED A SLOPPY GOAL
ONLY TO GO TO THE OTHER END AND RESTORE THERE TWO GOAL
LEAD WITH NIPPER NETTING HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON , TO
WHICH THE GAME ENDING 2-4 TO THE SIMA AFTER 6 MINS OF EXTRA
-TIME AND DARK
****MAN----> G COOPER